Before we headed for the Pleasance, we had a quick lunch at David Bann a vegetarian restaurant and it was really nice menu. We eat there every time we are going to something at the Pleasance - it has become a bit of a tradition. Andy made a slightly better choice than i did for main course - his noodles were tasty, while my chick pea fritter was spicy.
Then we headed up the hill from the restaurant to the Pleasance and had a great afternoon at the courtyard and in the shows we had booked. We had purchased tickets but because a lot of the shows were in preview, some were giving away tickets for free.
There was supposed to be free wifi in the courtyard sponsored by Spotlight, but I couldn't get connected with my itouch.
We had planned a while in advance and bought tickets for 4 performances before the new online ticket service broke down:
- Steven Berkoff's "On the Waterfront" which played at the Pleasance Grand.
- Lucy and Des show off with Des Clarke and Lucy Porter - played at the Pleasance
- Tim Vine Punslinger- at the Pleasance
- Nina Conti Evolution- at the Pleasance
Reviews of the shows we saw:
I felt the "On the waterfront" was a bit long in the first half but that the pace quickened in the second half. I sat next to the director without realising when i first took my seat. Andy thought that was quite funny. It is a good one to see if you can spare the time.
I didn't enjoy the Lucy Porter and Des Clarke show as much as I enjoyed his own show last year. I felt a bit cheated this year - thought i was going to see a show with just Des and Lucy, but they padded out their show with 2 additional special guest performances and I didn't think Lucy and Des's show had taken them much time to prepare.
Andy and I saw Tim Vine show a few years back when he was on same bill as Peter Kay, so i was already expecting to enjoy his show this year and i wasn't disappointed - his comedy is a whole lot of puns which leads to a whole lot of laughter and fun. It really made me and a lot of others in the audience chuckle. You'll need to pay attention to catch them all though - he is very quick witted.
Finally we saw Nina Conti doing a ventriloquist act. I have seen a few good ventriloquist acts before - 1 in Edinburgh and 1 in Las Vegas, and 1 very special guy online and I didn't enjoy her show as much as i enjoyed the others. I thought she swore too much and was just too crude for my taste, but some in the audience seemed to enjoy the show.
Below is a pic taken from one of last times Andy and I were visiting Edinburgh and you can view more of our Edinburgh photos at:
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4547&l=2f0d3&id=1140579716
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